Venture outside and try something new. Stay safe and we will see you all in Term 4 on Monday 12 October.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Excellence Assembly on Friday 18 Sept at 2pm.

Excellence Awards recognise those children who have attained a standard of academic, sporting or  cultural excellence in some aspect of their schooling.

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.

Parents are welcome at this assembly on Friday 11 September at 2.15 pm.

We are no longer sending out individual emails for Aims fundraising events. Instead upcoming events will be posted here.

Please send your upcoming fundraising event to the office.

Support SHS Energy Dance!

The SHS Energy Dance Hip Hop Crew is fundraising to get to the AIMS Games. We will be set up this Friday from 3:00 PM at two convenient locations:

· By the junior gate

· By the main gate

Here is what you can buy to support the crew:

· 🍦 Ice creams and ice blocks

· 🍬 Lolly bags packed with your favourites

· 🎁 Raffle tickets to win an amazing kids hamper or adults hamper

·We accept cash and have PayWave available at both stalls.

Win Big and help support the SHS Lions Rippa Team to get to the 2026 AIMs games!

3 tickets for $5, an absolute bargain to get 3 shots at such an amazing prize pool - you may need to double down once you see what's up for grabs!

5 prizes including:

#1 Signed Official Auckland FC Football 

#2 Pair of Predator Malice Control Adidas Rugby Boots (Mens size UK11)

#3 Signed Silvers Ferns Match TShirt (US Size S)

#4 $160 voucher for Roll'd - the fast fresh Vietnamese feed 

#5 2 x Must have Warriors X Gatorade promotional drink bottles (Up The Wahs!)

The prizes are on display in the School Office and tickets can be purchased by direct bank transfer.

Look out for the Lion's in full promotional mode after school and drop by the table  outside the office to purchase your tickets.

Raffle drawn 1st July!

Nga mihi,

The AIMS Rippa Rugby Team

Year 8 Girls Football Team

The Year 8 girls AIMS football team are selling tickets to 3 beautiful raffle baskets to help fund the teams trip to AIMS Games in September. 

Tickets are $5 each, to go into the draw to win one of three raffle baskets. The baskets are on display in the school office and tickets can be purchased by direct bank transfer. The raffle winners will be drawn 1st July 2026.

Please drop by the office and have a look at the amazing raffle baskets and purchase a ticket or two!!!

Thank you for supporting our team.

AIMS Y8 Girls Football Team

ST HELIERS SCHOOL

Come along and join the organising team to help finalise planning of the celebrations throughout 2027. Any input and feedback from current parents and caregivers, previous students or those with historical connections are welcome to join us in the staffroom.

AIMS Games Rippa fundraiser:

St Heliers School Movie Night on Friday 21st August in the

School Hall.

 Doors open at 4.30pm

 Junior movie starts 5pm – Goat (G)

 Senior movie starts 7pm – Back to the Future (PG)

 Bring your bean bag or comfy floor cushion

Dress up as your favourite animal for Goat

Dress up as your future self for Back to the Future

Prizes on the night for Best Dressed!

 Entry $5 per person per movie (pay through Kindo – not including food).

 Pizza available for pre-order via Kindo $10 for a large dominos classic pizza;

Hawaiian, Ham and Cheese, pepperoni and plain cheese

 Bring $2 coins: drinks, chocolate bars and bagged lollies will be sold at the

tuck shop on the night.

 This is a family event, no children are to be left unsupervised please.

Pizza for delivery at 4.45pm for junior movie and 6.45pm for senior movie, this

can be pre-ordered online through Kindo https://shop.tgcl.co.nz PTA

fundraising by Tuesday 18th August 2026.

All of our Year 1- Year 8 students will be spending the morning rotating through 2 activites for our annual whole school Harmony Day. All students are encouraged to dress up for the day in colours or outfits that represent their cultures. The students will be learning and celebrating cultures from across the globe in mixed age groups for the morning and then with their own tecahers for the final block of the day.

Parents are welcome at this assembly on Friday 14 August at 2.15 pm.

A fantastic opportunity to see Maths in Action across the school. All classrooms will be open for the first 30 minutes of the day. We encourage you to explore classes across the school and in multiple year groups.

An opportunity for Team Managers and/or Coaches to join SLT for a pre tournament meeting

The St Heliers PTA is working hard! We have some fabulous parents in the group and are always looking for more. You are welcome to join us and contribute your ideas and enthusiasm at our meetings held twice a term. Alternatively, if you would like to be involved in supporting events on a more ad-hoc basis, you can add your name to our volunteer roster where you will have the option of being involved in events needing additional volunteers. 

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11 August at 7pm in the staff room and anyone is welcome to join. Alternatively, if you would like to be on a volunteer roster, please email stheliersparents@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you on 11 August.

Come along and join the organising team to start planning out the celebrations throughout 2027. Any input and feedback from current parents and caregivers, previous students or those with historical connections are welcome to join us in the staffroom.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Excellence Assembly on Friday 3 July at 2pm.

Excellence Awards recognise those children who have attained a standard of academic, sporting or  cultural excellence in some aspect of their schooling.

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.

Children will finish school at 2pm on this day. At 2pm all children will go home and return with with their parents/guardians at their assigned conference time. Please be on time as the schedule is very tight. Please refer to the newsletters for more details.

Children will have an early lunch at school from 12pm to 12.45pm.

All class, individual and Student Leader Photos will be on Wednesday 26 June.

With the NZ Matariki holiday in the school holidays this year we have decided to do something a little smaller this year. On Thursday 25 June during Block 3 (1.30pm) classes will be buddied up with an older or younger class and the activities will revolve around Matariki. These might be art, drama or music. Parent are welcome to come along, join the class and help out.

Anyone from the school community is welcome to this initial meeting to generate ideas and as structure for the SHS 150th Anniversary next year. The meeting will be in the staffroom on Wednesday 24 June from 6pm - 7pm.

Year 5 - 8 students sit the test for Kiwi Competitions -Science. Year 7 and 8 students start at 9.30 am and Year 5 and 6 students start at 11.30 am in Room 19. There may be English and Maths catch-ups on this day.

Parents are welcome at this assembly on Friday 19 June at 2.15 pm.

As part of their inquiry unit on structures the children in Year 4 and 5 will be visiting the Sky Tower on Friday 19 June.

Student Leaders are raising money for the Starship Foundation which provides children with access to world-class healthcare. On Thursday 18 June dress up as your dream job, leave your uniform at home and bring a gold coin for the Starship Foundation.

Year 5 - 8 students sit the test for Kiwi Competitions -Maths. Year 7 and 8 students start at 9.30 am and Year 5 and 6 students start at 11.30 am in Room 19. There may be English catch-ups and Science Pretests on this day.

Year 5 - 8 students sit the test for Kiwi Competitions -English. Year 7 and 8 students start at 9.30 am and Year 5 and 6 students start at 11.30am in Room 19.

Parents are invited to our Whole School Citizenship Assembly on Friday 12 June at 2pm.

Citizenship Awards recognise those children who consistently uphold our school values and consistently display citizenship qualities.

Citizenship Qualities:

Friendly and helpful towards other people

Generous with your time and talents for the good of others without thought of personal reward

Sympathetic towards those in distress, the weak and the needy

Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.